Thursday, April 12, 2012

I have first heard of Tanner Patrick when a friend of mine posted his cover of Christina Perri's A Thousand Years video on my Facebook wall. From then on I was hooked to his almost monthly productions of covers from varying artists and genres. And now, he is giving us his first original single Merry Go Round together with a music video, which he has been busy working on for the past months.

The first time I saw the video, which was released just recently, I really thought the song was about me. I couldn't shake the thought of the monotonous feeling in my job and my life. That's why I have to take a few steps back and find something to make my ordinary life become extraordinary.

From time to time, I imagined I was the guy in the video that is busily doing his job. I have the same knack of taking deep breaths and sighing to release my frustrations. I know I could be somewhere better other than doing my daily share of boredom. Maybe I could take a break and ride the figuratively-speaking merry go round of life, break the tides of the ordinary and see the goodness life can bring.

Now check out his music video for his single, Merry Go Round:

I kept on hitting the replay button for a couple of times now. I could really relate with the premise of the video casue its rooted to what's really happening in the lives of today's generation. Now if you are not satisfied with simply watching the video, you could sing along with the music through the help of this lyrics:

Tanner Patrick - Merry Go Round Lyrics

I was always taught

To stay inside the lines

But sooner or later

Ill be a trader

To the warning signs

I was always told

That Id never be

Anything other

Than what I am now

Look at me now

Chorus:

Im escaping to the sun

Sun, sun

Spinning like a merry go-round

Round, round

I dont ever want to

Slow down, down

I trust this ride tonight

X 2

Tonight, yeah

Everybody said

To have a back up plan

Thats an illusion

Its my decision

To build it by hands

You can always found me

On the other side of the line

Loosing my, loosing my mind

Thats where I wanna be

Chorus

I like what you do to me

Without you Im incomplete

You always got me started

When Im escaping to the sun

Sun, sun

Spinning like a merry go-round

Round, round

Dont follow the line

We can break the tides

Well erase the night

And paint the sky

Im escaping to the sun

Sun, sun

Spinning like a merry go-round

Round, round

I dont ever want to

Slow down, down

I trust this ride tonight

Chorus

I like what you do to me

Without you Im incomplete

You always got me started

When Im escaping to the sun

Sun, sun

Spinning like a merry go-round

Round, round

We can break the tides

Well erase the night

And paint the sky

If you do like this Merry Go Round single and its music video, share it with your friends also.